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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Anders Kling, Torslanda, SE;
Anders Axelson, Torslanda, SE;
Lars-erik Andersson, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Anders Kling, Torslanda, SE;
Anders Axelson, Torslanda, SE;
Lars-Erik Andersson, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A 4-point occupant restraint belt system for a vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a back rest. A one-piece belt is connected to the vehicle at upper and lower attachment points disposed adjacent a first side of the vehicle seat, and a buckle is disposed adjacent an opposite second side of the vehicle seat. A latch is slidingly mounted on the belt and engagable with the buckle to secure the belt around a seat occupant in a three-point configuration. A lifting arm has a lowered position wherein it is beneath the belt and adjacent the latch when the latch is engaged with the buckle, and the lifting arm is movable to a raised position wherein it raises a portion of the belt to a position adjacent the back rest above the buckle, thereby creating a 4belt attachment point.